Hatha Yoga

At the Shilaroo Project, classical Hatha Yoga will be taught at Yogavastha (yoga studio) by Shubhangna Kainthla, a trained and certified Isha Hatha yoga teacher. Trained at the Isha Hatha School of Yoga(2012), Coimbatore, under the direct guidance and grace of the realized Yogi, Mystic and Visionary Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. The aim of the project is to extend and share the space here for teaching Hatha Yoga in its purest classical form.

Isha Hatha Yoga School delivers classical Hatha Yoga in its full depth and dimension. It is Sadhguru’s vision to offer this ancient science in all its purity and make it available to every individual. As a step towards realizing this vision, he has devised the Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Program. In this program, Hatha Yoga is taught as a living experience in the most beautiful ashram setting of the Isha Yoga Center, India under the grace of a living master. Upon completion of the program, trainees have the privilege and fulfillment of bringing this knowledge to many more people.

The Shilaroo Project is the first Hatha Yoga Center for Learning located in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, with certified Isha Hatha Yoga teachers Offering Hatha Yoga classes and retreats in an organised, high quality, and holistic format. We extend this opportunity to everyone to join, build upon their learnings, and continue their sadhana regularly in this dedicated space.

What is Hatha Yoga?

“Your physical health, your psychological wellbeing, and your spiritual possibility depend on how well aligned you are with existence. Essentially, Hatha Yoga is towards establishing this alignment.” – Sadhguru

‘Ha’ meaning Sun and ‘tha’ meaning Moon. ‘Ha-tha’ means to bring a certain cohesiveness between these two major forces that make up this body. Every moment of our life, everything that we do is being controlled by these two forces. Hatha Yoga is a cohesive experience of working the body, breath, mind and inner self to be in control of ourselves.

This practice stems from a thorough understanding of our body mechanics, and uses a range of yogic postures, or yogasanas, to enable our system to attain and sustain higher energy levels. Through the practice of this science, we can change and enhance the way we experience life.

Our Hatha Yoga classes, offer varied kinds of formats, ranging from weekend, one week, two week and four week-long classes in order to have an in-depth learning of yogic postures and other yogic practices, which do not require any special physical agility or prior experience of yoga. Practices offered in the Hatha Yoga classes and retreats are tools to enhance one’s wellness and fitness and are also geared towards empowering individuals to cope with the stresses of the hectic pace of modern life.

Modules Offered

Upa-Yoga is a simple yet powerful set of 10 practices that activate the joints, muscles and energy system, bringing ease to the whole system.

Upa-Yoga is a simple yet powerful system of exercise that activates the joints, muscles, and energy system. Based on a sophisticated understanding of the body’s mechanics, Upa-Yoga dispels inertia in the body’s energy and brings ease to the whole system. It relieves physical stress and tiredness.

A series of 31 dynamic processes, rooted in yoga, to invigorate the body and reach peak physical fitness. Angamardana means gaining complete mastery over the limbs, organs and other parts of the body. It needs no fitness equipment.

There is a whole system of yoga called Bhuta Shuddhi, which means “purification of the elements.” The Bhuta Shuddhi processes offered by Isha provide a unique opportunity for everyone to benefit from this esoteric yogic science, which otherwise requires intense sadhana (spiritual practices).

The word asana literally means a posture. Out of the innumerable asanas a body can assume, 84 have been identified as Yogasanas, through which one can transform the body and mind into a possibility for ultimate well-being. Yogasanas are not exercises, but rather very subtle processes to manipulate one’s energy in a particular direction.

In an untrained state, the human body is a constant manifestation of various levels of compulsiveness. By consciously forming the body into a certain posture, one creates a conducive passage for energy flow that can elevate one’s consciousness. Yogasanas are a way of aligning the inner system and adjusting it to the celestial geometry, thereby becoming in sync with the existence and naturally achieving a chemistry of healthfulness, joyfulness, blissfulness, and above all, balance.

Hatha Yoga is offered as a set of 21 powerful postures, or yogasanas, to enable the system to sustain higher dimensions of energy. This profound science enhances how one thinks, feels, and experiences life. Isha’s program requires no special physical agility or previous experience of yoga. It is not merely physical exercise, but enables a person to flower into his ultimate potential; to naturally achieve a state of health, joy, and bliss.

Mantra Yoga

There is a beautiful story in the yogic lore that describes how when Adiyogi utters three AUMs, a whole new creation comes into being. The story is a dialectical expression of the possibility of the sound AUM. Known as the universal or basic sound in the existence, AUM is a combination of the three primordial syllables – “Aaa”, “Ooo”, and “Maa”. AUM chanting is a powerful practice that aligns the three fundamental aspects of the system – body, mind and energy – leading to a more profound experience of life. It helps stabilize the body and mind, thus eliminating psychological disturbances and alleviating chronic ailments. AUM chanting creates a powerful basis for further inner exploration.

Workshops Offered

At the Project, the Hatha Yoga classes are offered as a combination of the Yogic practices shared above. They can also be taught as stand alone practices, as each set of practice is a complete system on its own.

Teaching hours will vary for every workshop and will be revealed after registering for the yoga class. We do not take walk-ins, so please register or book for a yoga class before arrival.

To make it simpler for you, we have divided and designed the Hatha Yoga workshops as follows:-

Weekend and Week-long Workshops

The weekend and week-long Hatha Yoga classes are a great opportunity for you to be introduced to this classical style of Isha Hatha Yoga and Yoga in general. You can take the practice home with you and realize it’s potential! If this is a practice that works for you, you can always come back to our specially designed and beautiful Yoga studio, to deepen and further your yogic journey.

Two-week and Four-week-long Workshops

The two-week-long and four-week-long workshops are a rare chance for any seeker new or old to completely dive into their practice in a space carefully and very intent fully crafted to provide the necessary atmosphere for a Yogic way of life. These workshops can be attended along with Pottery or they can be approached as a sole Yoga workshop. Participants will learn all the practices offered by an Isha Hatha Yoga teacher and have the time to fully grow into them. This would be a great test of how the practice impacts you and vice versa.

Customized Yoga Classes

In customized Yoga classes we design a practice module based on your need, time and interest. This can range from wellness workshops to fitness workshops, to Bhakti yoga workshops, disease-related workshops etc. We offer this to solo travelers, groups, corporate, Yoga curious or people who just want to use the space for their practice. To inquire for customized Hatha Yoga classes, write to us at shilarooproject@gmail.com

Call for Collaboration

This is an open call to Yoga teachers everywhere, to come join the Shilaroo project initiative towards dispersing the experience, that is, Yoga, in its true and traditional form.

The Yogavastha studio was designed keeping in mind the lineage of Isha Hatha Yoga and its transference through guru-shishya parampara(Teacher- Student, traditional methodology of learning) while focusing on creating a conducive and dedicated space for one’s sadhana or practice.

We are open to and welcome Yoga teachers from other, traditional schools of thought, to come share their experience of Yoga in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh. Conduct your workshops and retreats in the beautiful glass walled Yoga studio at TSP, which provides a panoramic view of several ranges of the Himalayas.

We are looking for teachers with minimum 8 years of experience in teaching regular, guided and retreat Yoga classes. A certification from the school of your training, preferably one that follows a more traditional path of Yoga.

This opportunity also extends to experts and practitioners of other holistic and lifestyle related methods.

If you share our vision, please write in with your Bio, work ex and proposal to work in collaboration with TSP. Feel free to get creative! send us videos, attach pictures, reviews and your personal experiences of learning and teaching.